Val Kilmer: Summary

Recent Role:: Voice of KITT on Knight Rider

Gender:: Male

Birthday:: 12-31-1959

Birthplace:: Los Angeles, California, USA

Birth Name:: Val Edward Kilmer

AKA:: Val Edward Kilmer, Val Kilmer

Born New Year's Eve 1959 in Los Angeles, California, to Eugene and Gladys Kilmer, Val's early life was spent with his older brother Mark and younger brother Wesley on the ranch once owned by the cowboy legend Roy Rogers. He caught the acting bug early when he got his first break, at the age of 12, for a fast food company. Val pursued his acting dream, first at Chatsworth High School then for senior year, the Hollywood Professional School. Completing his formal training at the Juilliard School of Performing Arts, at the age of 17, Kilmer was the youngest ever admitted to the Drama department. While perfecting his acting skills he got his first film role in the comedy spoof Top Secret, 1984. The rest is pure history, as he starred in one great movie after another. Born New Year's Eve 1959 in Los Angeles, California, to Eugene and Gladys Kilmer, Val's early life was spent with his older brother Mark and younger brother Wesley on the ranch once owned by the cowboy legend Roy Rogers. He caught the acting bug early when he got his first break, at the age of 12, for a fast food company. Val pursued his acting dream, first at Chatsworth High School...

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Kon-Kai
member since: Jun 30, 2006
He's just not taken seriously. ...Continue »
Val Kilmer is a talented actor but he has not been taken serious over the past few years. I figured after starring alongside Tom Cruise in Top Gun Kilmer would be an A-List celebrity but that is not the case. Kilmer is often placed in odd roles and you hardly ever see him in the movie. I think he's a brilliant actor who has been underappreciated over the long years of his acting career. He should have been a bigger star, if its one actor who deserves to succeed it would have to be Val Kilmer! He has great lips too...
04/12/08 03:36am | report abuse
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GaussGoat
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Val seems to be perpetually knocking on the door to super-stardom, but he may be destined to play intriguing, just off the beaten path roles for a long time. I can say without hesitation that his portrayal of Doc Holliday in Tombstone is one of the single greatest performances I have ever seen on the screen. In a movie filled with memorable stars, Kilmer blew everyone out of the water, and escalated the work of everyone around him.

Beyond that, he has managed to work his unique sense of humor into several characters heâ€™s played, such as Mad Mardigan in Willow and Simon Templar in The Saint. I was excited to see him make his way into the incredible cast of â€œHeatâ€, and his solid performances in â€œThe Doorsâ€ and â€œThe Ghost and the Darknessâ€ round out some of my favorite films by him.

Special Bonus points for playing Elvis in True Romanceâ€¦
11/14/07 07:10am | report abuse
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NoOneIsAlone
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Good actor. He has appeared in some good movies that were kind of cool, like in Deja Vu or Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (which is really cool) he has appeared in some movies that are worth of mentioning and overall he is a good actor. I really like him!
02/16/07 12:26pm | report abuse
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JPPT1974
member since: Nov 2, 2005
Underrated actor! ...Continue »
Val Kilmer is a very handsome actor but the problem
Is that the right roles elude him and that he is Only taking roles for money. No offense as he
Need to find that right vehicle to star in so that
He can have superstardom like his Top Gun star Tom Cruise
Has and if he could do that, maybe who knows what will happen?
01/20/07 06:16pm | report abuse
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jj934
member since: May 26, 2005
Nice actor. Not the best, but better than no one. ...Continue »
I have seen only one movie with Val Kilmer: Batman Forever. He did a good Batman in that movie, but if you ask me, Michael Keaton still should have done Batman. Val Kilmer is still one of the best actors there is though. I do not know why he was not in Batman & Robin, but oh well. He is still a good actor.
08/21/05 12:22pm | report abuse